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  • 4:54 AM

    The Last Song

    Clarice Assad

    Bokyung Byun, guitar

    3:53
  • 4:46 AM

    Elegy for Strings

    Judith Lang Zaimont

    ReSOUNDings

    Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra

    8:32
  • 4:14 AM

    The Tale of the Stone Flower

    Sergei Prokofiev

    PROKOFIEV: Lieutenant Kije Suite / Andante / Osenneye / The Tale of the Stone Flower

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    30:29
  • 4:06 AM

    O nobilissima viriditas (O noblest greenness)

    Hildegard von Bingen

    Tapestry

    6:56
  • 4:01 AM

    Le Temps des lilas (In the time of the lilacs)

    Ernest Chausson

    Apres un reve

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    4:46
  • 3:47 AM

    Shorthand

    Anna Clyne

    The Kreutzer Project

    The Knights

    11:05
  • 3:19 AM

    String Quartet

    Maurice Ravel

    Debussy, Ravel: String Quartets

    Tokyo String Quartet

    27:23
  • 3:13 AM

    Heloise Luzzati, cello

    Celia Oneto Bensaid, piano

    5:00
  • 3:06 AM

    Pavane

    Robert Gauldin

    Music For Quiet Listening

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    4:59
  • 3:01 AM

    Pan Voyevoda: Nocturne

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Russian Adagios

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    4:44
  • 2:50 AM

    Northwestern University Cello Ensemble

    8:07
  • 2:26 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    William Banfield

    Childs, B: The Distant Land, etc.

    Akron Symphony Orchestra

    Alan Balter, conductor

    22:51
  • 2:11 AM

    Sussex Landscape

    Avril Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Roderick Cox, conductor

    13:31
  • 2:06 AM

    Valse de la Reine (The Queen's Waltz)

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    MUSICA CAMERATA MONTREAL: SALON VIENNOIS

    Musica Camerata Montreal

    3:39
  • 2:01 AM

    Sonata No. 12

    Johann Schmelzer

    English Concert

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    4:37
  • 1:52 AM

    Silk Road Ensemble

    Toumani Diabate, kora

    Balla Kouyate, balafon

    6:30
  • 1:31 AM

    Legends

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 2; Legends Op. 59, Nos. 6-10

    Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor

    19:05
  • 1:15 AM

    Years of Pilgrimage: Vallee d'Obermann

    Franz Liszt

    Watercolour

    Yuanfan Yang, piano

    14:32
  • 1:06 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Romance

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Serenade No. 10 for Winds "Gran Partita"

    London Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble

    5:57
  • 1:01 AM

    Summerland

    William Grant Still

    Still: Summerland - Violin Suite - Pastorela - American Suite

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Avlana Eisenberg, conductor

    Zina Schiff, violin

    4:39
  • 12:52 AM

    Fast Blue Village 2

    Elena Kats-Chernin

    Habemus Quartet

    5:56
  • 12:22 AM

    Variations on a Hungarian Folksong

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    28:25
  • 12:16 AM

    Perpetual Motion Pieces

    Francis Poulenc

    Aleck Karis Plays Francis Poulenc: Music For Piano (1918-1959)

    Aleck Karis, piano

    5:38
  • 12:07 AM

    Overture "In the Italian Style"

    Franz Schubert

    Musa Italiana

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    8:14
  • 12:01 AM

    Wallom Green/Curtain Tune

    John Playford/Henry Purcell

    The Alehouse Sessions

    Barokksolistene

    Bjarte Eike, violin

    4:40
  • 11:57 PM

    Dance Suite after Couperin: March

    Richard Strauss

    Kempe Conducts Richard Strauss - 3

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Rudolf Kempe, conductor

    1:06
  • 11:29 PM

    Symphony No. 92 "Oxford"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies, Vol. 5 (Nos. 85, 92, 103)

    Capella Istropolitana

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    27:27
  • 11:14 PM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Domenico Caudioso

    Come una volta

    Concerto Italiano

    Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor

    Julien Martineau, mandolin

    13:14
  • 11:02 PM

    Viennese Waltzes

    Emma Kodaly

    Hiroko Ishimoto, piano

    9:58
  • 11:01 PM

    Abdelazar: Rondeau

    Henry Purcell

    The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    1:30
  • 10:55 PM

    Piano Concerto: 3rd movement

    Maurice Ravel

    Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra

    Lionel Bringuier, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    3:54
  • 10:41 PM

    Kunstler-Leben Walzer (Artist's Life)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss

    Vienna Volksopera Orchestra

    Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor

    9:16
  • 10:35 PM

    Trumpet Tune

    Jeremiah Clarke

    Empire Brass

    William Kuhlman, organ

    1:14
  • 10:22 PM

    Fantasy on Themes from Carmen

    Francois Borne

    Showpieces

    Irena Grafenauer, flute

    12:00
  • 10:11 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    6:49
  • 10:10 PM

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    :58
  • 10:01 PM

    The Ruins of Athens: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven" Symphonis Nos 4 and 8

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    4:16
  • 9:57 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Apotheosis

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty

    Kirov Orchestra

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    2:34
  • 9:52 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Polacca

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    4:57
  • 9:42 PM

    Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll": 4th movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:57
  • 9:37 PM

    Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll": 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    5:11
  • 9:31 PM

    Blues Dialogues: Fast and funky

    Dolores White

    Blues Dialogues: Music by Black Composers

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    1:14
  • 9:24 PM

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

    Edvard Grieg

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    5:51
  • 9:17 PM

    John Williams, guitar

    2:49
  • 9:13 PM

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    Sandra Rivers, piano

    :59
  • 9:01 PM

    Don Quixote Dances the Fandango

    Viktor Ullmann

    Gurzenich Orchestra

    James Conlon, conductor

    9:00
  • 8:48 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Piano Concertos

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    Ingrid Fliter, piano

    10:10
  • 8:43 PM

    Liebeslieder Walzer: Wenn so lind dein Auge mir

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Choral Works

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    1:14
  • 8:37 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Brandenburg Concertos

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    4:37
  • 8:31 PM

    Children's Suite: Jumping with Tongue Out

    Joseph Achron

    Itamar Zorman, violin

    Kwan Yi, piano

    1:19
  • 8:23 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Classical Concertos For Flute

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    Werner Tast, flute

    7:15
  • 8:16 PM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures and Preludes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    2:43
  • 8:00 PM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    10:27
  • 5:48 PM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    French National Orchestra

    Georges Pretre, conductor

    10:24
  • 5:45 PM

    Libellules (Dragonflies)

    Cecile Chaminade

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    2:20
  • 5:24 PM

    Wind Quintet

    Franz Danzi

    Danzi & Lachner: Wind Quintets

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    19:34
  • 5:15 PM

    Il Cimento: Violin Concerto No. 10 "La caccia" ("The Hunt")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Il Cimento Dell'Armonia e Dell'Inventione

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Nicholas Kraemer, conductor

    Monica Huggett, violin

    7:42
  • 5:06 PM

    L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jaime Laredo, conductor

    7:57
  • 5:01 PM

    A Downland Suite: Minuet

    John Ireland

    IRELAND, J.: Forgotten Rite (The) / Mai-Dun / A Downland Suite / Epic March / A London Overture / Satyricon Overture

    Sinfonia of London

    John Wilson, conductor

    4:30
  • 4:43 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Murray Perahia plays Bach Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    15:38
  • 4:20 PM

    Images for Orchestra: Iberia

    Claude Debussy

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    20:39
  • 4:13 PM

    Manuel Barrueco, guitar

    5:30
  • 4:06 PM

    Espana Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    6:35
  • 4:01 PM

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    4:44
  • 3:51 PM

    Symphonic Scherzo

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: Spring Fire

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    7:26
  • 3:45 PM

    Canzona Matinata

    Nikolai Medtner

    Nikolai Demidenko, piano

    5:07
  • 3:20 PM

    Encore Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hege, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    23:42
  • 3:06 PM

    Rienzi: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures And Orchestral Music

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    11:57
  • 3:01 PM

    String Quartet No. 67: 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: String Quartets Opp. 77 &103

    Takacs Quartet

    4:52
  • 2:56 PM

    Quick! we have but a second

    Charles Stanford

    There is Sweet Music

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    :44
  • 2:41 PM

    Serenade for Strings: 1st movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 4, Serenade for Strings

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    9:53
  • 2:25 PM

    Violin Concerto: 1st movement

    Samuel Barber

    The American Masters: Barber, Corigliano, Bates

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    10:19
  • 2:19 PM

    The Goblin and the Mosquito

    Florence Price

    Michael Lewin, piano

    :56
  • 2:15 PM

    Nabucco: Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    5:08
  • 2:15 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphonie No 4

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Carlos Kleiber, conductor

    6:09
  • 2:14 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphonie No 4

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Carlos Kleiber, conductor

    6:09
  • 2:01 PM

    Corsair: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    7:42
  • 1:49 PM

    On the Town: Three Dance Episodes

    Leonard Bernstein

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    10:15
  • 1:44 PM

    An Old Music Box (Une vieux boite de musique)

    Deodat de Severac

    Piano Rarities, Vol. 2 - Compositeurs

    Cyprien Katsaris, piano

    1:13
  • 1:38 PM

    Raymonda: Grand Pas d'action

    Alexander Glazunov

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:25
  • 1:30 PM

    La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Cosi fan tutte; La Clemenza di Tito (Transcriptions for Wind Octet)

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Julius Rudel, conductor

    3:12
  • 1:25 PM

    The Triumph of Bacchus (Le Triomphe de Bacchus)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Works for Orchestra, Vol. II

    Radio Luxembourg Orchestra

    Louis de Froment, conductor

    3:34
  • 1:17 PM

    Abu Hassan: Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber Overtures

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    3:34
  • 1:09 PM

    The Band

    Lara Downes, piano

    4:14
  • 1:04 PM

    Mela Tenenbaum, violin

    Richard Kapp, piano

    1:14
  • 12:51 PM

    Die Fledermaus: Overture

    Johann StraussJr.

    Viennafest

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    8:21
  • 12:49 PM

    Flight of the Bumblebee

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    1:20
  • 12:43 PM

    Wand of Youth: Moths and Butterflies

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: The Wand of Youth (Suites No. 1 & 2)

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    2:19
  • 12:37 PM

    Serenade for Strings: Alla marcia

    Dag Wiren

    Grieg, Sibelius, Nielsen, Wiren

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    5:15
  • 12:32 PM

    The Nutcracker: Russian Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    1:05
  • 12:23 PM

    School for Scandal Overture

    Samuel Barber

    New York Philharmonic

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    7:33
  • 12:16 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Ouvertures

    Zefiro

    Alfredo Bernardini, conductor

    3:46
  • 12:10 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    3:26
  • 12:04 PM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The 19 Waltzes.

    Zoltan Kocsis, piano

    1:36
  • 11:55 AM

    An English Suite: Frolic

    Hubert Parry

    Finzi; Parry; Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    3:26
  • 11:52 AM

    An English Suite: In Minuet Style

    Hubert Parry

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    2:57
  • 11:50 AM

    An English Suite: Pastoral

    Hubert Parry

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    2:21
  • 11:46 AM

    An English Suite: Prelude

    Hubert Parry

    Finzi; Parry; Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    3:55
  • 11:38 AM

    Sonata No. 9 "The Golden Sonata"

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell: Ten Sonatas in Four Parts

    Retrospect Trio

    6:49
  • 11:33 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 1

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    3:38
  • 11:28 AM

    Carmen: Bohemian Song

    Georges Bizet

    Debra Wendells-Cross, flute

    Robert Alemany, clarinet

    JoAnn Falletta, guitar

    4:12
  • 11:20 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The 5 Violin Concertos, Etc

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    7:05
  • 11:15 AM

    Canzon Septimi et Octavi Toni

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    National Brass Ensemble: Gabrieli

    National Brass Ensemble

    3:02
  • 11:07 AM

    Waltz-Intermezzo

    Frank Bridge

    Showpieces and Encores

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    6:13
  • 11:04 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 8

    Johannes Brahms

    Romantic Dances for Piano Duet

    Duo Turgeon

    2:59
  • 10:42 AM

    Sinfonia No. 1

    Franz Beck

    Beck: Symphonies Op. 3, Nos. 1-4

    Toronto Chamber Orchestra

    Kevin Mallon, conductor

    16:33
  • 10:36 AM

    Ave Maria

    Charles Gounod

    Christmas Favorites

    Rachel Van Voorhees, harp

    3:44
  • 10:15 AM

    Eternal Longing

    Vitezslav Novak

    Novak, V.: In the Tatra Mountains; Lady Godiva; Eternal Longing

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    20:25
  • 10:13 AM

    In the morning mist (Aamusumussa)

    Jean Sibelius

    Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Heikki Seppanen, conductor

    1:43
  • 10:06 AM

    Polonaise for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    5:55
  • 10:01 AM

    Bassoon Concerto: Allegro

    Christoph Graupner

    Graupner: Instrumental and Vocal Music, Vol. 1

    L'Ensemble des Idees heureuses

    Genevieve Soly, conductor

    Mathieu Lussier, bassoon

    4:43
  • 9:47 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Edward Elgar

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Julian Lloyd Webber, conductor

    11:32
  • 9:44 AM

    Song for Baba

    Julian Lloyd Webber

    Lullaby

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    2:41
  • 9:24 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Morning"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    18:07
  • 9:14 AM

    Lore-Lore

    Lou Koster

    Koster: Orchestral Music

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    7:54
  • 9:06 AM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Mad About Vivaldi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    7:28
  • 9:01 AM

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    4:46
  • 8:23 AM

    Triple Concerto

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto

    Basel Chamber Orchestra

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    Giuliano Carmignola, violin

    35:06
  • 8:06 AM

    Octet for Winds

    Igor Stravinsky

    J. Strauss: Waltz Transcriptions/Stravinsky: Chamber Music

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    15:04
  • 8:01 AM

    Festival Scherzo for Piano and Strings

    Madeleine Dring

    Guildhall Strings

    Robert Salter, conductor

    Martin Roscoe, piano

    4:32
  • 7:42 AM

    Printemps (Spring)

    Claude Debussy

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    16:41
  • 7:28 AM

    Prince of Clouds

    Anna Clyne

    Two x Four

    Curtis 20/21 Ensemble

    Vinay Parameswaran, conductor

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    13:30
  • 7:11 AM

    Marchenerzahlungen (Fairy Tales)

    Robert Schumann

    Rivka Golani, viola

    Bernadene Blaha, piano

    Joaquin Valdepenas, clarinet

    14:59
  • 7:06 AM

    Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach: Lieder ohne Worte

    Sinfonia Varsovia

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    4:25
  • 7:01 AM

    Forgotten Fairy Tales: Selections

    Edward MacDowell

    MacDowell: Piano Music, Vol. 3

    James Barbagallo, piano

    4:52
  • 6:47 AM

    Decoda

    11:43
  • 6:20 AM

    Concierto Antillano

    Ernesto Cordero

    Sofia Soloists

    Plamen Djurov, conductor

    Carlos Barbosa-Lima, guitar

    25:58
  • 6:06 AM

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    12:04
  • 6:01 AM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Gabriel Faure

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    4:31
  • 5:32 AM

    String Quartet No. 8

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: String Quartets Opp. 80 And 34

    Chilingirian Quartet

    25:53
  • 5:25 AM

    Deep Summer Music

    Libby Larsen

    Libby Larsen

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    7:16
  • 5:06 AM

    Clarinet Sonata No. 1

    Francois Devienne

    Saint-Saens, Poulenc, Devienne, Milhaud

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    16:45
  • 5:01 AM

    Sarabande: For Katharine in April

    Ron Nelson

    Music For Quiet Listening

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    4:54